Education and Social Exclusion of Children With Chronic Diseases: The Case of Schooling Within Greek Hospitals

Vassiliki Kontogianni ,Argyris Kyridis,Christos Tourtouras

doi:10.5296/ire.v9i1.18599

Abstract

This research attempts to identify effective teaching strategies, as well as any barriers encountered in the education of children with chronic diseases. In addition, it attempts to probe the conditions under which the children are being taught after hospitalization. The research data was collected after a series of interviews with parents whose children had been hospitalized for a long time with a serious illness and teachers who had worked in hospital schools or had received a child after hospitalization. The findings of the study show that hospital education has gaps in curriculum content and that significant government attention is needed on program and material infrastructure issues. It also emphasizes the inadequate training of teachers about chronic diseases as well as the approach of children who are reintegrated into school life after a long absence.

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This research attempts to identify effective teaching strategies, as well as any barriers encountered in the education of children with chronic diseases
This research is referred to the specific educational regime under which the students with chronic diseases are submitted and probably excluded from the educational system
As for children suffering from chronic illnesses, they are affected in various areas of their daily lives such as their appearance and functionality

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This research is referred to the specific educational regime under which the students with chronic diseases are submitted and probably excluded from the educational system. By chronic disease we mean the disease that does not have an immediate cure and does not necessarily lead to the passing of the patient. It requires frequent hospital visits and medical interventions, while long-term treatment can be debilitating for the sufferer (Kaffenberger, 2006). As for children suffering from chronic illnesses, they are affected in various areas of their daily lives such as their appearance and functionality. In recent years there has been a development of a variety of interdisciplinary approaches, such as anthropological or sociological, that use qualitative research tools (Dixon-Woods et al, 2005)

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